Azerbaijani defence minister orders to resolutely suppress any provocations Meeting at command post

A command meeting was held at the Central Command Post under the leadership of the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov on September 10.

The press service of the Ministry of Defence told Caliber.Az that the meeting was attended by deputy ministers, commanders of types of troops, heads of the main departments, departments and services of the ministry, as well as commanders of military units and formations stationed in the liberated territories via video communication.

The operational situation and the current situation on the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border and on the territory of the temporary deployment of the Russian peacekeeping contingent were analyzed in detail at the meeting.

Emphasizing the tension that may arise as a result of recent intensive shelling by the Armenian armed forces of the positions of the Azerbaijani army in the direction of Kalbajar and Lachin Districts, the Defence Minister ordered to always be ready for the immediate and decisive suppression of any provocations.

Colonel-General Z. Hasanov gave relevant instructions to the responsible persons to complete the work on preparing for winter in the units in accordance with the plan, as well as to deliver the necessary resources to the units deployed, in particular, in mountainous areas.

At the end of the meeting, the officials were given specific tasks related to the organization of service in the troops, the further improvement of service and social conditions, as well as the continuation of the necessary measures for engineering and medical support.